Clothes drier



Feb. 2 1926. 1,571,496

W. W. STERLING A y CLOTHES DRIER Filed May 7. 1924 Y aww/nto@ Patented Feb., 2,

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CLOTHES DRIER.

Application filed May 7,

To all wim/it t muy concern.'

Be it known that lViLLrAM 17V. STERLING, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Cambridge City, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, has invented certain new and useful improvements in Clothes Driers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes driers and more particularly to a crown piece which is used in the clothes drier structure and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of the invention is to provide a crown piece adapted to be applied to a supporting staff and which is of simple and durable structure and which will securely retain the arms for supporting the clothes.

With this object in view the crown piece consists of a sleeve adapted to fit over the upper end of the staff'. The sleeve is provided at a line between its ends with an annular flange having radially disposed slots which are enlarged at their outer ends. Lugs are provided upon the upper surface of the flange and are located between the slots. ltadially disposed ribs are provided at the under side of the flange and are located between the slots.

Socket members are provided at their under edges with loops which are engaged through the slots and the said socket members are adapted to receive the inner ends oit clothes supporting arms. The socket members may be moved along the upper surface of the flange whereby the arms are held substantially horizontal or the socket members may be moved beyond the edge of the flange so that the arms may swing downwardly and at the same time the socket members will be held connected with the flange by the loops.

ln the accompanying drawingliigure 1 is a fragmentary vertical section, partly in elevation, of a clothes drier embodying my improvements, the arms shown in horizontal or clothes supporting position.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the crown piece.

Figure 3 is an inner end view of the socket member, and

Figure et is a bottoni plan view of' the socketmember.

The crown piece which forms the subject 1924. Serial No. 711,641.

of the invention comprises a sleeve portion 1 adapted to lit upon the upper end of a staffk 2. i' spider 3 is provided at the upper edge of the sleeve and is adapted to rest upon the upper end of the staff whereby the sleeve is held in position at the top end of the staff.

itin annular flange 4 is provided upon the sleeve at a line between the upper and lower ec thereof. Said flange is provided with a series of radially disposed spaced slots 5 which are enlarged at their outer ends as at 6. Lugs 7 are provided upon the upper side of the flange and at the edge thereofI and alternate with the slots. Radially disposed ribs 8 are provided at the under side of the flange and are located between the slots.

Socket members 9 are provided at their sides with recesses 10 adapted to receive the inner ends of arms 11. The socket members are provided at their under edges with loops 12 which pass through the slots flange. The lugs and the ribs upon the flange brace and strengthen the flange structure. The socket members 9 are also provided at their lower outer corners with straight depending arms 13 formed with right angularly bent lugs 14 which engage the free ends of the loops 12 and prevent casual disengagement of the loops with the crown piece.

When the socket members are moved upwardly and inwardly the arms are held hori zontally and radially with relation to the supporting statt', and the bottom edges of the socket members rest on the outer edge of the annular flange l between the corresponding lugs 7. `When the arms are in this position the clothes may be hung thereon. When the socket members are moved outwardly they may turn and the arms will swing down and assume substantially vertical positions. Thus when the clothes are removed the parts may be folded or collap ed and the structure will take up but little space.

Having described the invention what is A clothes drier comprising a staff, a crown piece having a sleeve fitting upon the staff and provided with a flange, said flange having` radially disposed slots formed at their outer ends with enlargements, lugs mounted upon the upper edge of the flange, and alternating with said slots, radially disposed ribs located at the undei` side of the flange and alternating with said slots, and rectangcuhu oblong socket members7 each formed in one side with :i longitudinal recess and provided With a ioop which passes through the corresponding slots, said socket members also provided With depending arms having right anguariy bent lugs which engage the free ends ot the loops and prevent casual disengagement of the latter with the Crown 10 piece.

n testimony whereof he aixes his signature.

WILLIAM W. STERLING. 

